Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-10-07
THE BARRIERS FEES.
MEN WHO PAY THE TONSORlAL AR
list WELL FOR HIS SERVICES.

Chat With q Barber About tho Hair
Cutting and Beard Trimming Busi-
ness-DiHerent Styles of Dressing Hair
and Beard.
1t is said that John g. Anderson pays $50 a
week to his favorits barber. This tonsorial
artist, who Is q New Yorker, and whose
name. 1t appears, Is not known to any of the
knights Of the brush and razor in this city,
has attended to the elimination Of Mr.. Ander-
sons facial hirsute for many years, and now
makes three visits each week to the Savin
Rock residence Of tho munificent millionaire.
each visit netting him $40. Although there
| arc q few men In this city whose wealth
nearly reaches the seven figure point, an i'll
vestigation discloses the fact that, while they
each have favorite balber, they do not pay
such princely fee. 9.
reporter dropped into chair in a barber
shop situated in tho business portion of the
city last evening, for the purpose of obtain
ing shave, luxury which he INDUCES in
annually. The loquacity Of BARRIERS is pro-
verbal, and In answer to numerous questions
propounded by the scribe, the barber said:
al have no doubt but that John c. Ander
son does pay $40 a shave, and am sorry that
I am not the barber who has tho good for
he pays are not the general rulo,, although l
have in my sixteen years career received fees
nearly as large, but l did not receive them
regularly. In 1873 was working in II barber
shop that had as n customer a man named
Hayes, who resided in brooklyn, but at that
sime had tho contract of building some sewers
In this city.
"Onc morning a messenger came to the
shop and asked for barber to go to MIR.
Hayes room in tho Now Haven house to
shave, cut his hair and shampoo him. /
gathered my utensils and started, after being
told by my employer to get 30 for my work.
/ worked on him for nearly an hour and
half, and when had finished no gave me a
$40 bill, with instructions to keep tho change.
That was the largest fee over obtained.
Several years ago, while running tho shop in
the Sterling house, Bridgeport had several
good paying customers, among whom was
gentleman who spent most Of his time in
New York, and would only visit mo about
three times every month. lie paid every
month, and would nevcry give less than $40
for three shaves, and would often pay as
much as $50. With few customers like that
barber could retire from business in short
time.
PEES AND CUSTOMERS.
"Tho largest fees that l have received i'll
this city of late have been fifty and seventy
five cents, and those were received from men
who take a special pride i'll having their hair
and boards look nice, and who want to have
both trimmed nearly every time they sit in
tho chair. OF course tako special pains with
these men, for they pay me for so DOING and
| often work on their boards for an hour. ]
have large number of such customers, all of
whom are business men.
Among my customers arc many travelling
agents for New York, Boston, and Springfield
firms, who when i'll this city always call to
see mo and have me shave them, or cut their
hair. Some Of these drummers will not allow
any other barber to give them hair cut, and
| have known ono of them to wait four
months until he had a chance to visit me and
have his hair cut. have heard it said that a
wealthy Bostonian visits this city twice week
to be shaved by his favorite barber, but In
my opinion and as far as l can learn this is
not fact.
"A barber shop is a great school for any
person who wishes to become thoroughly &c
quainted with human nature. Some of my
customers arc very hare to please, and some
have curious IDEAS in regard to the manner
in which they wish to be shaved. One OF my
customers does not consider himself clean
shaved unless have gone over his face with
razor about six times. Another one likes
to DO shaved In peace, and will fly off In
towering passion IL word is addressed to
him from tho time he enters tho shop But
the majority, If they havo any failings, con-
ceal them,
"Thero has of late lee 1 great change In
tho style of shaving. a Few years ago it was
the rulo to lathcr n person twice and give
very close shave; now only one lather Is put
on and we do not shave 80 closely. There is
good reason for this change We noticed
that shaving too closely caused tho beard T.,
grow coarser and to stick out like tho hairs
in shoe brush; 1t also caused it to become
lighter colorcd. Still have many custom
ers who ask for very close shave, and I'M
agne that it is good thing to promote the
growth Of the beard.
Il cannot toll your continued the tonsor,al
artist, "what the quickest shaving time IL. ;
Quick shaves are called railroad shaves by
us. have shaved man in minute and a
half, but Of course l would not call 1t a very
fine job, and have given hair cut and shave
III eight minutes. My regular time is about
tell minutes for shaving and twenty to
twenty five minutes for good hair cut, but
when In hurry l often increase my speed,
and do as good work In less time"
THE DIFFERENT STYLES
The reporter soon after visited another
shop the proprietor Of which was ut leisure
Tho conversation soon turned to tho different
styles Of dressing the hair and beard.
MANY persons" said tho tonsorial artist
'beievo that the manner Of dressing the hair
and beard have remained tho same for years;
but this Is not SO, for many different styles
have been In vogno, most of which were
originated by Partisan BARRIERS. In no place
ON the earth Is more attention paid to the
liking up of the hair and beard than In Paris.
The style in this country at present is what Is !
called the pompadour style. 1t was originated |
by an actor In tho Theatre Franchise named |
Bressant, whose hair was naturally inclined |
to stand on an end. never saw anything to |
admire In that style, unless it was tho fact |
That large amount of trouble In combing
was done away with, for oil person had to
do was to run his fingers through his hair
every morning and 1t was all right. This
style is q modification OF tho German student